tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post7406628273420728397..comments2015-01-11T07:15:50.939-05:00Comments on The Bowery Boys: New York City History: Blackout 2003: Where were you when the lights went out?The Bowery Boys - Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973633888975286268noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-35126225882329934952013-08-17T01:30:55.788-04:002013-08-17T01:30:55.788-04:00I&#39;d gone to a job interview near the site wher...I&#39;d gone to a job interview near the site where the Twin Towers once stood. After the interview, I I walked down Dey Street and stopped to look at some silver jewelry someone was selling from a table. Then I started to walk toward the subway, and the electricity cut off.<br /><br />The funny thing is that had I not stopped to look at the jewelry, I would have boarded the subway--and been trapped in it. Instead, I tried to take a bus or cab. But the buses were packed and the cabs were taken. So I walked home--to Astoria. I&#39;d worn a skirt and heels to the interview; fortunately for me, I&#39;d packed a pair of Chinese mesh slippers in my bag. Of course, they were trashed by the time I got home, but my feet survived!<br /><br />Along the way, I stopped for pizza at a place by the expressway in Williamsburg. Their ovens, like most, operated on gas, so they were able to serve throngs of customers--by candlelight. From there, I walked the rest of the way home. As I lived close to the river, I was able to follow the shoreline and didn&#39;t have to navigate the pitch-black streets.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-62549472374791069192013-08-16T14:22:13.243-04:002013-08-16T14:22:13.243-04:00Ugh, so mad I missed this. I was with a bunch of ...Ugh, so mad I missed this. I was with a bunch of other wide-eyed NYU freshmen at the 3rd North dorms, on 3rd Ave and 11th. We got up and running again fairly easily, but our fire alarms kept punking out for weeks afterward. There were a lot of nights spent in a confused and eventually irritated and jaded huddle, wondering if this was some kind of hazing. The folks who wandered up from St. Mark&#39;s enjoyed our pajamas.Linzenbergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-68738550057754838602013-08-14T21:21:16.415-04:002013-08-14T21:21:16.415-04:00My wife and I were relaxing in the Atlantic Ocean ...My wife and I were relaxing in the Atlantic Ocean on vacation in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. We came into our apartment, put on Liberty Cable, which carries CBS-2, and started laughing in relief that we wer missing the stress. About a half hour later, the power went out in our apartment in PR, and stayed out for 8 hours. We ended up having a very late, very sweaty dinner al fresco in Fajardo. New York karma has long long arms.mike.vevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04832610199074133615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-36333713176226280682013-08-14T16:12:42.353-04:002013-08-14T16:12:42.353-04:00Was in a bar in lower Manhattan. After leaving the...Was in a bar in lower Manhattan. After leaving there, hung out at another bar for a while. Eventually got on line for a ferry to Jersey City. Odd, they had electricity there. Took a bus from there to Newark Penn Station and then shared a cab with several strangers to Westfield. Never lost power at home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-43710468459741952752013-08-14T15:22:49.826-04:002013-08-14T15:22:49.826-04:00Once the lights went out, I then called a girl fro...Once the lights went out, I then called a girl from one of my college courses and went out on a first date with her. We drove around Bergen County, NJ looking for diner that actually had the lights. It was exciting and felt &quot;dangerous&quot; and was strange not to see the bright lights of Manhattan. We have now been married for 4 years and live in the UES. Joseph Vitalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03381277535817228569noreply@blogger.com